Skip to Main Content

A-Z CLASSIC LITERATURE

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion, a play by George Bernard Shaw, tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette.
Listen & Read Online Audio [Destiny Discover] Read Online

Related Links

Analysis: Eliza Doolittle's Monologues L Article: Fast facts

Videos

Course Hero. (2019, December 19). Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw | Summary & Analysis [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/WZR9-qJxhGU

Course Hero. (2019, December 19). Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw | Plot Summary [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/6J_AQoaWiRQ

Course Hero. (2019, December 19). Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw | Characters [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/pSuMhfkbUgs

Course Hero. (2019, December 19). Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw | Symbols [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/PTCSfSJDE9U

Course Hero. (2019, December 19). Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw | Themes [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/kWqBjWeLchE

Course Hero. (2019, December 19). Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw | Motifs [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/7t1dejGiRec

CITATION: Fredericksen, E. (2014). Pygmalion [PDF]. LitCharts. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/pygmalion